page_title: Mount Lao
section_title: Temple of Great Purity
hierarchical_section_title: Mount Lao / Sites / Temple of Great Purity
caption_attribution_description: English: A famous Taoism temple——shang qing gong temple which locate in Laoshan mountain 中文: 著名道观，位于崂山的上清宫
context_page_description: Mount Lao, or Laoshan is a mountain located near the East China Sea on the southeastern coastline of the Shandong Peninsula in China. The mountain is culturally significant due to its long affiliation with Taoism and is often regarded as one of the "cradles of Taoism". It is the highest coastal mountain in China and the second highest mountain in Shandong, with the highest peak reaching 1,132.7 metres. The mountain lies about 30 kilometres to the northeast of the downtown area of the City of Qingdao and is protected by the Qingdao Laoshan National Park that covers an area of 446 square kilometers.
context_section_description: The Temple of Great Purity (Chinese: 上清宮; pinyin: Shàngqīng Gōng) also known as the Upper Temple (Chinese: 上宮; pinyin: Shàng Gōng) is located on the southeastern slope of Mount Lao above the Temple of Supreme Purity. It was established during the Song Dynasty and rebuilt during the Yuan Dynasty, in the years 1297 to 1307. It is one of the oldest extant structures on Mount Lao. Like the Temple of Supreme Purity, the Temple of Great Purity features a spring. The spring in the Temple of Great Purity is called the "Shengshuiyang (Ocean of Holy Water) Spring".
caption: Entrance to the Temple of Great Purity
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